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sander

sander

13 4.6
A tool with a motor that smooths wood and other surfaces using sandpaper
  • noun
  • /ˈsændər/
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  • Outside, we pass a Pot O'Gold portapotty; inside, drop cloths, ladders, sanders, paint cans.

Examples

  • Any idea where Walter stuffed the power sander you gave him two Christmases ago?

  • Red shrugs off his jacket and picks up a sander.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Somebody actually left a belt sander out here for ten years!

  • Well, an electric sander is a power tool, I guess.

    Blog text (27)
  • Did he come and get his belt sander?

  • "Maybe we could rent a power sander," Mollie says.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Look and feel are every bit as important as specifications to people who use a hammer, drill, sander, or power saw, he said.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Soon, they'll learn to use the bigger tools: the sander, the table saw, the planer.

    Blog text (8)
  • I'm smoothing the spindles with a sander and I'm setting the headboard on the stiles, which are probably too thin.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • To create a smooth finish on the table, I used a sander to polish the wood.

Synonyms

plane
vssander
97 7.1

A hand tool with a sharp blade for smoothing wood

relies on motor-driven abrasive paper rather than a handheld cutting blade
polisher
vssander
5 2.7

A person or machine that makes a surface smooth and shiny by rubbing

uses abrasive motor-driven paper focused on smoothing rather than shining
planer
vssander
  • Specialized
2 7.4

A power tool with a sharp blade that smooths wood surfaces

uses abrasive motor-driven paper rather than cutting or shaving to smooth
electric sander
vssander
1 4.6

A tool that uses electricity to move sandpaper quickly to make wood or other surfaces smooth

is the general powered tool that smooths by motor-driven sandpaper
drum sander
vssander
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A power tool that sands wood with a spinning drum wrapped in sandpaper

is a broader powered sanding tool not limited to a drum design
smoother
vssander
1 3.3

A tool or substance that makes a surface less rough

is the specific powered tool that smooths by motor-driven sandpaper
lapper
vssander
  • Specialized
9.2

A person or machine that smooths a surface by rubbing it with rough material

is specifically a powered tool that smooths by moving sandpaper with a motor
smoothing plane
vssander
  • Specialized
7.4

A small hand tool that makes wood surfaces even and fine

is a powered device that smooths faster using motor-driven abrasion
rasper
vssander
  • Specialized
7.9

A rough tool with sharp teeth used to shape wood or metal

focuses on finer smoothing via abrasive paper moved by a motor

Compounds

drum sander
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A power tool that sands wood with a spinning drum wrapped in sandpaper

A tool that uses electricity to move sandpaper quickly to make wood or other surfaces smooth

How Powerful

sander
13 4.6

Surface Forms

sander singular
sanders plural

Morphology

sander = sand (transparent) = sand + er

Clear productive formation: 'sand' (to abrade) + '-er' yields an instrument that performs sanding.

Etymology

Sander comes from the simple word sand plus the ending -er; sand means the rough grains used to rub away material and -er means 'one who' or a tool that does something, so a sander is a tool or machine that sands to smooth or polish a surface.